The Feather Journal
Welcome to The Feather - our community publication featuring creative work and craft reflections from writers of all ages and backgrounds. Here you'll find stories, poems, essays about writing, reviews, observations, and other scriblets from writers in Melbourne and around the world.
July 2025 Flash Fiction Winner: Evolve
Read the winning entries from our April Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Evolve’…
June 2025 Flash Fiction Winner: Dark
Read the winning entries from our April Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Dark’…
May 2025 Flash Fiction Winner: Pride
Read the winning entries from our April Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Pride’…
March 2025 Flash Fiction Winner: Power
Read the winning entry from our March Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Power’…
February 2025 Flash Fiction Winner: Again
Read the winning entry from our February Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Again’…
January 2025 Flash Fiction Winner: Fresh
Read the winning entry from our January Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Fresh’…
December 2024 Flash Fiction Winners: Giving
Read the winning entry from our December Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Giving’…
November 2024 Flash Fiction Winner: Utopia
Read the winning entry from our November Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Utopia’…
October 2024 Flash Fiction Winner: Light
Read the winning entry from our October Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Light’…
September 2024 Flash Fiction Winner: Doors
Read the winning entry from our September Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Doors’…
August 2024 Flash Fiction Winner: Music
Read the winning entry from our August Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Music’…
July 2024 Flash Fiction Winners: Float
Read the winning stories from our July Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Float’…
June 2024 Flash Fiction Winner: Cosy
Read the winning story from our June Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Cosy’…
May 2024 Flash Fiction Winner: New
Read the winning story from our May Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘New’…
April 2024 Flash Fiction Winner: Adoration
Read the winning story from our April Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Adoration’…
March 2024 Flash Fiction Winners: Secrets
Read the winning stories from our March Flash Fiction competition! Our theme was ‘Secrets’…
Febuary 2024 Flash Fiction Winner: Deceit
By Lamis Husseini
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I raise the glass to my lips, hiding my smile as I lower my eyes in defeat…